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> the real hope is a military purchase

This has been explicit for at least 2 years [1]. It’s why I think their idea of an airliner (and in-house dry super-cruise engine) isn’t just vapourware.

[1] https://aviationweek.com/shownews/farnborough-airshow/boom-u...

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It isn't just vapor-ware because the company is going to get acquired by the military? Or the military is going to place an order for jets? Why does that help make it not vapor-ware?

> company is going to get acquired by the military?

When has the U.S. military ever acquired a contractor?

> Why does that help make it not vapor-ware?

The military has money. There is obvious strategic value in a second supercruise turbofan, particularly one optimised for high thrust and efficiency.

SpaceX, Boeing, Northrop, Lockheed are all owned by the US government. The government just allows the american public to invest in these companies.

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